Legal Opinion
People v. Kernanen
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 8, 1972No. 24945PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson
Robert A. Kernanen, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged with committing two robberies. One of the robberies occurred in Jefferson County and the other in the City and County of Denver. Both robberies were committed by the defendant within three hours on the same day. He was charged with the offense of robbery in both counties and interposed pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the alleged commission of the crime to both charges.
The defendant was first tried in Jefferson County on the sanity issue. The record discloses that the court…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- John Thomas Fitts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
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